CBSE ENGLISH LANGUAGE LITERATURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Kezia was afraid of her father because of his strict behaviour. He always gave commands to everybody else in the house. He never played with her. He had big hands and heavy face especially his mouth when he yawned were big and she was especially terrified with the manner in which he looked at her over his spectacles.

Detailed explanation-2: -Now, Kezia realised that her father was not as harsh as she thought. She realised that her father had to work all day long and got so tired that he could not play with her. She realised that her father wanted her to understand his compulsion. At the bottom, he was a very good person.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kezia was afraid of her father because of his harsh behavior. He was aggressive and he had a habit of finding out her mistakes.

Detailed explanation-4: -Kezia was afraid of her father because he was an authoritative person who never clearly expressed his love for her. Besides, his appearance, with his big hands, neck and mouth, made him even more scary to the little girl.

Detailed explanation-5: -Ans: Kezia once earned her father’s wrath for tearing his speech for the Port Authority to stuff a pin-cushion she was making for him as a birthday present. When he discovered that Kezia was the culprit, he punished her by beating her little pink palms with a ruler to teach her not to touch what did not belong to her.